by Marcellina In Cucina | Oct 18, 2016
At the moment Australian grown spring asparagus are $1.00 per bunch! Yep, that’s correct…$1.00. And yes, they are beautiful. I do hope the farmer is benefits from the high sales of asparagus. Imagine how much work goes into growing, picking and packing...
by Marcellina In Cucina | Aug 1, 2016
There is pasta and then there is PASTA. This is PASTA. Coloured with vegetable puree. Sliced and rolled until we have striped pasta. I had always wanted to make coloured pasta but I never thought of striped pasta until this. Dulcie from The Taste Trail challenges us...
by Marcellina In Cucina | Feb 15, 2015
Orecchiette have been on my list of pasta to make for a long time and this Sunday was the day! At a local restaurant some time ago I had order a dish of spelt orecchiette which were delicious and thinking of the spelt flour I had just purchase, I thought spelt...
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by Marcellina In Cucina | Apr 16, 2013
Here in the southern hemisphere we are finally letting go of the hot summer and approaching cooler months. Though in my part of the world it just means gone is the oppressive humidity of a tropical summer and we welcome the cool, dewy mornings of the dry season...
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by Marcellina In Cucina | Feb 24, 2013
Pasta has always been an integral part of my life. As children, my sister and I always helped with the pasta making and I have endeavoured to always include my children as well. Whether helping to fill the tortellini or ravioli or hanging fettucini to...
![Cheese and Potato Pierogi – A Baker’s Odyssey Personal Challenge #22]()
by Marcellina In Cucina | Jul 18, 2012
I always considered myself a carb freak. Bread with my meals, pasta is my comfort food and potatoes are always on the menu. But I think I have finally met my nemesis! Cheese and Potato Pierogi! Wow, carb overload! Pierogi, like all good food, was the food of...
